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Hot Celtics roll past Lakers for 10th straight victory
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The injury-riddled Boston Celtics won their 10th straight game by cruising to a 107-96 win on Wednesday over the Los Angeles Lakers in a matchup between two of the NBA’s most storied franchises.
Australia’s Aron Baynes scored a career-high 21 points during the game which saw the Celtics compile a 21-point first-half lead before the Lakers closed the gap in the third.
But the Lakers allowed the Celtics to pull away again in the 4th when it mattered the most.
The 30-year-old Baynes, who was born in New Zealand but grew up in Cairns, Australia, also grabbed 8 rebounds and had 3 assists in front of a crowd of 18,600 at TD Garden.
Boston’s Kyrie Irving overcame a poor shooting night to finish with 19 points.
But the banged-up Celtics are the hottest team in the NBA for a reason. They are getting contributions from everyone with different players stepping up each game. On Wednesday it was Baynes’ turn along with Marcus Morris, who had 18 points, and Terry Rozier who added 14 points and 8 rebounds.
Brandon Ingram scored 18 points for the Lakers, who were guilty of 21 turnovers.
Wednesday also marked the first pro meeting between Celtics rookie and third overall pick Jayson Tatum and Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball. But the matchup was shortened as Tatum left the game because of an ankle problem.
The Celtics effectively passed over Ball at the draft by trading down from the No. 1 pick to get Tatum at No. 3. They knew Tatum was going to be available in that position as the Lakers planned to take Ball at No. 2.
Tatum finished with 5 points and had 1 rebound and 1 assist in 9 minutes during the first half. The 19-year old Tatum had been given a more prominent role because of an opening-night injury to Gordon Hayward. He has responded by averaging 14.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in his first 11 games.
Point guard Ball was loudly booed during the pre-game introductions and jeered every time he touched the ball. Celtics fans are still upset at his father LaVar Ball who said publicly that the younger Ball wouldn’t play for the Celtics.
Ball’s shooting woes continued as he had just 9 points in 39 minutes of playing time.
Elsewhere, it was: Warriors 125, Twins 101; Pistons 114, Pacers 97; Magic 112, Knicks 99; and Heat 126, Suns 115.
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